Arch support



April 1929- v. cl. MIRIZIO 1,709,183

ARCH surpom 4 Filed June 22; 1927 Jam INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

VINCENT C. MIRIZIO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

non SUPPORT.

Application filed June 22, 1927. Serial No. 200,651.

This invention-relates to arch supports. One of the objects thereof is to provide an arch support construction which is practical and highly elficient. Another object is to provide a device of the above nature adapted particularly to support the foot against a tendency to turn over toward one side or. the other. Another object is to provide a device of the above nature which is simple in construction and capable of being manufactured conveniently and at low cost. Another object is to provide a device of the above nature which affords a dependable support for the arch and is comfortable to wear. Other objects will be in part obvious or in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts as will be exemplified in the structure to be hereinafterdescribed and the scope of the application being indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 ,is a side elevation showing the arch support in position in a shoe, the shoe being shown in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the arch support;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken as indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and

Figure t is a transverse section taken along the line 4 l of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawin in detail there is shown a body member which is preferably of relatively heavy leather or the like. This body member 10 is shaped to rest within the shoe, as shown in Figure l, and extends from the heel forwardly across the arch portion. Along the inner side of the arch portion of the member 10 is an upwardly curving lip portion 10 which is shaped to substantially follow the contour of the inner side of the arch portion of the foot.

Secured to the body member 10 is a sheet metal member 11 which arches upwardly, as viewed in Figures 1 and 3, to follow the curvature of the under side of the arch of the foot. The sheet metal member 11 extends lengthwise of the body member 10 and, at its arch portion, it has extending outwardly therefrom a pair of arms 12'and 18. The arms 12 and 13 are formed integrally with the member 11 and curve upwardly from the inner edge thereof, following the contour of and resting beneath the lip 10 The sheet metal member 11 is secured to the body member 19 by meansof rivets or the like 14, 15, 16 and 17. The rivet 14 is positioned at the front edge of the member 11 and the shank thereof passes through a notch formed in this edge. A part of the rivet head thus bears against the edge of the sheet metal and a part bears against the bottom surface of the body member 10. In this manner the end of the metal member is held firmly and dependably against the body member so that separation of the parts at this front edge of the metal member is dependably guarded against. The rivet 17 coacts with the rear ed e of the sheet metal member in a similar manner.

Positioned above the body member 10 over the heads of the rivets 14 and is a pad 18 of soft yielding material such as rubber. A similar pad 19 is positioned against the upper surface of the body member 10 over the heads of the rear rivets 16 and 17. The entire structure comprising the body member 10, the metal member 11, the rivets 1e and 15' and the pads 18 and 19, is completely encased by a thin covering 20 of leather or the like.

Adjacent the rear end of the sheet metal member 10 and adjacent the inner edge thereof, there is provided thereon a downward projection 21 which is preferably formed by bending a small area of the sheet metal downwardly, the projection 21 being thus preferably formed integrally with the member 10. This part 21 bears against the heel portion of the shoe, as shown in Figure l, and it raises the portion of the foot which rests thereover. In the embodiment shown herein this projection is positioned so as to raise the inner side of the foot and it supports the foot against turning over toward the inner side. The particular construction shown is thus particularly adapted for use by onc whose foot tends to turn over inwardly. This arch support provides a dependable support against such a tendency by slightly raising the side of the foot toward which there is a tendency to turn. If a person having weak arches finds that his foot has a tendency to turn over toward the i types of weak arches. The metal member 11 with its armsl2 and 13 is preferably of substantial rigidity, affording a firm support Y for the arch but is et suflicientl' saring 7 e,

and resilient to make the device comfortable to wear. A person whose foot tends continually to turn over is afforded a great relief and comfort by the use of this arch support. The soft pad 19 is positioned over the downward projection 21 so that no objectionable .ireg'ularity is felt against the bottom of the foot.

While the present is a disclosure of the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited thereto, as various changes in the minor details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention: 1 An arch support comprising a body member to be inserted in a shoe and shaped to extend from adjacent the heel forwardly across the arch, said body member having along the inner side of the arch portion thereof an upwardly curving lip, a sheet metal member secured to the under side of said bodymember and extending lengthwise thereof, said metal member having formed integrally therewith a pair of laterally extendmg arms projecting from the inner edge thereof, said arms curving'upwardly with said lip and resting against the lower side thereof, and said sheet metal member having at a portion thereof adjacentthe heel and-adjacent'one of the side edges thereof a downwardly extending projectionfor raising the side portion of the foot resting there- 7 over and supporting the foot against a tendency to turn over.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 18th day of June, 1927.

VINCENT G. MIRIZIO. 

